Rockstar Games' highly anticipated sequel to the smash hit Grand Theft Auto: IV is shaping up nicely, although we still don’t have a definite release date for the game. But in the mean time, Rockstar is whetting the appetites of eager fans with three fresh in-game screenshots of Grand Theft Auto: V:

Updated 8/22/2012 @ 9:38am
Rockstar Games has just released three more screenshots which showcase "leisure" activities in Grand Theft Auto: V to leave you wanting more:

GTA3 was about the engine: Look at all this crazy stuff you can do!Vice City was about filling out the content: Boats! Motorcycles! Helicopters! Airplanes! More weapons! Better AI!San Andreas was about scope: Holy mother of God, it takes 15 minutes to drive from one corner of the map to the other, and that's driving like a freaking maniac.

So, if they follow the same formula, GTAV will include all the modes of transportation that were missing from IV while keeping the nicely polished engine they already developed. But it probably won't have the massive, almost over the top scale that was what made San Andreas so wonderfully addictive.